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Robert De Niro Making a Movie about Mao Zedong

You know, I have always thought that the world was missing out on a huge market by passing on movies about Mao Zedong. But no longer! Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal are signed on to do a movie about his rise to power and Communism in China in general.

According to Variety, the movie will be based on the memoir of Roy Rowan. Rowan was a member of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration during the Chinese Civil War in the 1940's. The Book "Chasing the Dragon: A Veteran Journalists Firsthand Account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution" is the memoir previously mentioned.

Universal has bought the movie thanks to a pitch from writers Jon Marans and Yuri Sivo. In all seriosness, it will be interesting to hear what was going on from someone that was actually there. I am sure that De Nero will bring his phenominal acting talent to make this a history lesson everyone will be interested in learning.

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Posted by on July 16, 2007 8:41 AM
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